Wilhelm Busch Works on Paper: Auction Prices

German · 1832–1908

ArtSell has recorded 13 auction results for Wilhelm Busch works on paper between 2004 and 2025, of which 13 sold (100% sell-through). Prices realised range from $700 to $23,758, with a median of $4,356 across 13 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $23,758 for “Die Bestrafung der unartigen Kinder (Max & Moritz)” at Ketterer Kunst in 2022.

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1. 
   Old Couple in Wooded Landscape, 1854

   Drawing · Paper

   Sight size: 6.50" h x 6" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 12, 2025 · Lot 53
   $700≈ £516≈ €604HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
2. 
   6 Bll.: Küchenutensilien (Bl. 1a u. b). Säulenkapitelle (Bl. 2). Säulen, Kapitell und Konsole (Bl. 3). Fensterportale und Architekturornamente (Bl. 4). Buchstaben (Bl. 5), Zwischen 1865–188

   Drawing

   12.6 x 7.5 cm (4.9 x 2.9 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2022 · Lot 331
   €1,500≈ $1,584≈ £1,289Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
3. 
   5 Bll.: Junge Dame mit Fächer (Bl. 1). Mädchenkopf (Bl. 2). Glatze (Bl. 3). Lehnstuhl am Ofen (Bl. 4). Besen (Bl. 5), Zwischen 1865–187

   Drawing

   10 x 6.2 cm (3.9 x 2.4 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2022 · Lot 330
   €2,250≈ $2,376≈ £1,934Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
4. 
   3 Bll.: Mann im Wirtshaus (Bl. 1). Schlachtender Bauer (Bl. 2). Das Jaussi im Winter (Bl. 3), Zwischen 1858

   Drawing

   10 x 5.1 cm (3.9 x 2 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2022 · Lot 332
   €3,500≈ $3,696≈ £3,008Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
5. 
   3 Bll.: Zwei Kühe (Bl. 1). Waldinneres mit Brücke über Bach (Bl. 2). Haus hinter Bäumen und Sträuchern, verso: Tannenschonung im Wald (Bl. 3), Zwischen 1865–189

   Drawing

   3.7 x 10 cm (1.4 x 3.9 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2022 · Lot 328
   €4,125≈ $4,356≈ £3,545Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
6. 
   Landschaft mit Maler, Um 1858/59

   Drawing

   13.7 x 23.9 cm (5.3 x 9.4 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2022 · Lot 327
   €5,000≈ $5,280≈ £4,298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
7. 
   4 Bll.: Handstudie (Bl. 1). Hand- und Gewandstudie (Bl. 2). Rückenmuskelstudien (Bl. 3). Arm- und Gewandstudie (Bl. 4), Zwischen 1860–187

   Drawing

   6.2 x 10.2 cm (2.4 x 4 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2022 · Lot 329
   €6,250≈ $6,599≈ £5,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
8. 
   3 Bll.: Handgreifliches Armutszeugnis (Bl. 1). Der Steuereintreiber (Bl. 2). Der Schmied (Bl. 3), Zwischen 1858-75

   Drawing

   13.5 x 9 cm (5.3 x 3.5 x 11,4 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2022 · Lot 333
   €9,375≈ $9,899≈ £8,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
9. 
   Die Bestrafung der unartigen Kinder (Max & Moritz), Um 1870/80

   Watercolor

   17.3 x 22.1 cm (6.8 x 8.7 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2022 · Lot 326
   €22,500≈ $23,758≈ £19,339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
10. 
    Künstler-Studien, Um 1858

    Drawing

    27 × 36,8 cm

    Grisebach · Dec 2, 2020 · Lot 174
    €4,375≈ $5,279≈ £3,959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
11. 
    Sketch with Four Figure Studies

    Drawing · Paper

    16 x 8.8 cm

    Lempertz · May 18, 2019 · Lot 1562
    €1,116≈ $1,247≈ £978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,200View at Lempertz ↗
12. 
    Zwei Kühe in Landschaft, 1880

    Oil · Paper

    11,7 x 21 cm (4,6 x 8,2 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · May 14, 2013 · Lot 680
    €4,375≈ $5,677≈ £3,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
13. 
    Grete Fehlow mit Pelzhaube und Muff, 1881

    Drawing

    17 : 6,5 cm (6,6 : 2,5 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Oct 29, 2004 · Lot 257
    €2,106≈ $2,682≈ £1,465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,200–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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